I don’t know if it works, but I would like to discuss how to start testing whether using systems theory in emotions would be of any use. I’ve been treating emotion as a complex control system to reduce pre-meditation rumination.
As much as I would like to admit, I have many problems that I did not want to define as emotional. However, I found heuristics that show some evidence that they can improve focus, such as affective labeling (Lieberman et al.). With labels, I began to look for relationships between systems theory and affective labeling. So I tried like a complex system, I tentatively map emotion using two dimensions, but:
Could I treat emotion as a complex system that I could map and navigate better?
Could I map focus’s stages as: input, process, output and feedback?
Could I map complex functions layers, as: corporeal-reactive, intellectual-predictive, motivational-valuetional or social-identity?
Intellectual-preditive (minutes): predict from individual memory, not just instinct
Motivational-valuetional days to months): prioritize, value, decide what to pursue
Social-Identity (years): coordinate values between individuals
Could I set up experiments and measure how much a mindfullness to focus analising physical EEG waves?
I don’t claim the brain literally has these layers. Why this could helps me: when I say “I’m anxious,” classic affect labeling names it. But mapping asks: which layer? Which stage? Corporeal (slept badly) vs Social (unresolved conflict) means different actions. Less residual uncertainty maybe less rumination during mindfulness.
Where does my reasoning break down? Has anyone tried something like this? Could I running an N=1 crossover experiment (EEG) comparing classic labeling vs. this sistemic mapping as pre-meditation preparation?
I don’t know if it works, but I would like to discuss how to start testing whether using systems theory in emotions would be of any use. I’ve been treating emotion as a complex control system to reduce pre-meditation rumination.
As much as I would like to admit, I have many problems that I did not want to define as emotional. However, I found heuristics that show some evidence that they can improve focus, such as affective labeling (Lieberman et al.). With labels, I began to look for relationships between systems theory and affective labeling. So I tried like a complex system, I tentatively map emotion using two dimensions, but:
Could I treat emotion as a complex system that I could map and navigate better?
Could I map focus’s stages as: input, process, output and feedback?
Could I map complex functions layers, as: corporeal-reactive, intellectual-predictive, motivational-valuetional or social-identity?
Corporeal-reactive (milliseconds): sense, react, survive
Intellectual-preditive (minutes): predict from individual memory, not just instinct
Motivational-valuetional days to months): prioritize, value, decide what to pursue
Social-Identity (years): coordinate values between individuals
Could I set up experiments and measure how much a mindfullness to focus analising physical EEG waves?
I don’t claim the brain literally has these layers. Why this could helps me: when I say “I’m anxious,” classic affect labeling names it. But mapping asks: which layer? Which stage? Corporeal (slept badly) vs Social (unresolved conflict) means different actions. Less residual uncertainty maybe less rumination during mindfulness.
Where does my reasoning break down? Has anyone tried something like this? Could I running an N=1 crossover experiment (EEG) comparing classic labeling vs. this sistemic mapping as pre-meditation preparation?